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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFBI examining $100M tax refund push by Arizona Gov. Ducey staffers after Arizona Republic/USA TODAY
investigationThe FBI's Public Corruption unit is investigating efforts by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's past and current staffers including one who is now a federal judge to push for a closed-door deal to issue tax refunds worth as much as $100 million to aid one of Ducey's campaign supporters.
Grant Nulle, former deputy director at the Department of Revenue, said an FBI agent contacted him in mid-July, shortly after an Arizona Republic and USA TODAY investigation uncovered how the Ducey administration had pushed the department to agree to refund sales taxes on fuel for mining companies, even though that tax had been in place for decades.
The companies that stood to benefit were represented by Texas tax firm Ryan LLC, founded by Ducey supporter G. Brint Ryan. The top three deputies in Ducey's administration left their government jobs and went to work for Ryan to push for the tax refund.
The men and others working for Ducey met with Revenue officials at least 16 times to insist that the department which was under their oversight in the governor's office agree to stop opposing Ryan and issue a tax refund to one fuel company. That, officials said, would have triggered refunds in all other similar cases, costing the state's general fund more than $100 million.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-examining-100m-tax-refund-161526106.html
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FBI examining $100M tax refund push by Arizona Gov. Ducey staffers after Arizona Republic/USA TODAY (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Aug 2021
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(14,667 posts)1. Effing
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(24,455 posts)2. The Organized Crime Party is in all 50 States.
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(25,962 posts)3. Yoiks. K&R for visibility.
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(49,376 posts)4. Oh hell no!